Schmoedown Match Reports

Match Report: Ethan Erwin (16-6, 5KO, The Usual Suspects) vs Marisol McKee (5-1, KOrruption)

Defending champion Ethan “Big Time” Erwin entered the match with an singles record of 16-6. He had a career accuracy of 85.91%. He represented The Usual Suspects.

Challenger “Lady Justice” Marisol McKee entered the match with an singles record of 5-1. She had a career accuracy of 89.36%. She represented KOrruption.

First Round

Erwin had a perfect round and hit the bonus question, earning nine out of a possible nine points. McKee missed two questions, earning six out of eight points. The missed questions were:

Category: Horror
What is the title of the first film released in the 2021 Fear Street trilogy?
McKee’s Answer:  1978
Correct Answer:  1994

Category: Biopics
Aaron Taylor Johnson plays what famous rock musician during his teenage years before he achieved fame in the biopic Nowhere Boy?
McKee’s Answer:  Bob Dylan
Correct Answer:  John Lennon

The score at the end of the first round was 9-6 to Erwin.

Second Round

Erwin deferred.  McKee spun James Stewart and kept it.  She answered four out of four questions correctly and earned eight out of a possible eight points.

Erwin spun Wizarding World, spun again, and got Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  He answered three out of four questions correctly and earned six out of a possible eight points.

McKee stole Erwin’s miss for two points.

The missed question was:

In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), what is the first word the turtles ever spoke?
Erwin’s Answer: Radical
McKee’s Answer: Pizza
Correct Answer: Pizza

The score at the end of the second round was 16-15 to McKee.

Third Round

McKee spun Directors.  She bet three points and was correct.

Erwin bet three points and was incorrect.

David Lynch received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Director for which film?
Erwin’s Answer: Blue Velvet
McKee’s Answer: Elephant Man
Correct Answer: Elephant Man

The score at the end of the third round was 19-12 to McKee.

Fourth Round

McKee answered two questions correctly and earned two points.

Erwin answered three questions correctly and earned three points.

The score at the end of the fourth round was 21-15 to McKee.

Fifth Round

Erwin’s two-point question was in the category of Tom Hanks and he got it correct.

Tom Hanks provides the voice of six different characters in what 2004 animated Christmas film?
Erwin’s Answer:  The Polar Express
Correct Answer:  The Polar Express

Erwin’s three-point question was in the category of Spy and he got it correct.

Which James Bond actor plays a ruthless spy called Osnard in 2001’s The Tailor of Panama?
Erwin’s Answer: Pierce Brosnan
Correct Answer:  Pierce Brosnan

Erwin’s five-point question was in the category of Disney and he got it correct.

Ron Underwood directed what 1998 Disney family-adventure movie, which was a remake of a 1949 film?
Erwin’s Answer:  Mighty Joe Young
Correct Answer:  Mighty Joe Young

McKee’s two-point question was in the category of Musicals and she got it correct. 

Which pop star plays Deena Jones, the leader of a 1960s girl group, in the film Dreamgirls?
McKee’s Answer: Beyoncé Knowles
Correct Answer: Beyoncé Knowles

McKee’s three-point question was in the category of Fantasy/Sci-Fi and she got it correct.  

Which Oscar-nominated actress plays Glinda in the 2013 film Oz: The Great and Powerful?
McKee’s Answer: Michelle Williams
Correct Answer: Michelle Williams

The final score was 26-25 to McKee.

Other Details

Erwin answered 18 out of the 22 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 81.82%. His record is now 16-6.

Including steal opportunities, McKee answered 16 out of the 21 questions asked to her correctly for an accuracy of 76.19%. Her record is now 6-1.

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